Colombia, Bogota
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The school has a daily uniform, a sports uniform, and house T-shirts. Items can be ordered online through Caracolitos Uniformes.
Two dining halls serve daily balanced menus, and a mid-morning snack shop offers healthy options. Snacks and meals are prepared on-site to ensure quality.
St. Matthew School has four houses: Jischana (Green, Earth; Tree of Life), Nemgata (Red, Fire; Phoenix Bird), Sie (Blue, Water; Three Fish), and Fijisca (Yellow, Air; OM). The houses participate in sports, artistic, academic, and cultural competitions to foster identity and values.
The school has been part of the Inspired Education Group since 2017 and is the only Inspired school in Bogotá.
St. Matthew School in Bogota is a private bilingual school for students aged 2 to 18. The 34,208-square-meter campus north of the city includes 45 classrooms, science laboratories, a High-Tech Center for robotics and programming, spaces for visual and performing arts, two libraries, a 350-seat auditorium, a chapel, four football pitches, and dining and study areas. The Grimm's Kindergarten operates in a separate villa with age-appropriate spaces. The school offers the Cambridge International curriculum from early years through A Levels (IGCSE and AS Levels), alongside the CBSE curriculum options. Instruction is in English and Spanish, providing a dual diploma: the Colombian high school diploma and the Cambridge International diploma. Founded in 1984 and rooted in Catholic values, it emphasises discipline, creativity and innovation. In 2017 it joined Inspired Education Group, the only Inspired school in Bogota. Extracurriculars include Model United Nations, Dance, and a French language club for students.